"Executing a search warrant at the Virginia home of reporter Hannah Natanson on Wednesday morning, FBI "agents searched her home and her devices, seizing her phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch," The Washington Post reported. "One of the laptops was her personal computer, the other a Washington Post-issued laptop. Investigators told Natanson that she is not the focus of the probe.""
"Post Executive Editor Matt Murray sent an email to staff saying that early in the morning, "FBI agents showed up unannounced at the doorstep of our colleague Hannah Natanson, searched her home, and proceeded to seize her electronic devices." Murray's email called the search an "extraordinary, aggressive action" that is "deeply concerning and raises profound questions and concern around the constitutional protections for our work.""
FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Virginia home of reporter Hannah Natanson and seized her phone, two laptops, and a Garmin watch. Investigators informed Natanson that she is not the focus of the probe. The operation is part of an investigation into allegedly illegally leaked information connected to a Pentagon contractor; the search warrant identified Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland system administrator, as the probe's target. Natanson regularly uses encrypted Signal chats and her contacts include over 1,100 current and former government employees. The Washington Post received a subpoena seeking information related to the same contractor. Post Executive Editor Matt Murray called the search "extraordinary, aggressive action" and said it raises constitutional concerns for newsgathering.
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